What is the ruling on selling stamps, where one buys them for a qirsh and exerts effort to obtain them from the post office?
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The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : How is the Shaykh doing?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : Tell me about your health, my master?
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you. How are you?
The questioner : Three questions?
The Shaykh : How are you?
The questioner : May Allah keep you safe, my master.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : The first question is about selling stamps?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The stamp is bought by the summons writer for a qirsh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And he exerts effort to bring it from the post office.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So he says: I want the price of this effort I exerted, meaning as a reward?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Oh?
The Shaykh: Yes, I understood.
The questioner : Yes; is that permissible for him?
The Shaykh : You are saying as a reward; what is it?
The questioner : Meaning he has now written a summons.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The summons requires that you provide ten qirsh in stamps.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So he has the stamps, which he bought in advance.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : He tells you: Instead of bringing you the ten qirsh... for twelve qirsh, for example.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Is that permissible for him?
The Shaykh : Yes, I have an inquiry here?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : We once discussed this issue with some of the brothers.
The questioner : I sent you a question about it.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible, as long as you are the sender.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So we compare the sender with another sender.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And that is me.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So I am asking now.
The questioner : My brother works in the post office.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The one I asked works in the post office.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He said: If he buys a hundred thousand dinars, would it not be counted as a single fils?
The Shaykh : Ah, in that case.
The questioner : The stamp is— for example— whether the quantity is small or large, the price is the same?
The Shaykh : Yes, so on this basis, it can be said: He may take a fee for his efforts.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The questioner: The second question is the issue of the exiled ones. By the praise of Allah, we have come to know their reality; half of them or more, about two hundred and ninety-two, with their names, and we asked about them. They are people who were raised in the call of Allah the Exalted and were the driving force of Islamic jihad in the path of Allah in the land of Isra and Mi'raj. And I, as Muslims consider the issue of Palestine not to be an issue of Arabs and Jews, nor an issue of the Middle East, nor an issue of stolen land, but an issue of religion, an issue of Muslims in this regard.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : How is the Shaykh doing?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : Tell me about your health, my master?
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you. How are you?
The questioner : Three questions?
The Shaykh : How are you?
The questioner : May Allah keep you safe, my master.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : The first question is about selling stamps?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The stamp is bought by the summons writer for a qirsh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And he exerts effort to bring it from the post office.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So he says: I want the price of this effort I exerted, meaning as a reward?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Oh?
The Shaykh: Yes, I understood.
The questioner : Yes; is that permissible for him?
The Shaykh : You are saying as a reward; what is it?
The questioner : Meaning he has now written a summons.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The summons requires that you provide ten qirsh in stamps.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So he has the stamps, which he bought in advance.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : He tells you: Instead of bringing you the ten qirsh... for twelve qirsh, for example.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Is that permissible for him?
The Shaykh : Yes, I have an inquiry here?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : We once discussed this issue with some of the brothers.
The questioner : I sent you a question about it.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible, as long as you are the sender.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So we compare the sender with another sender.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And that is me.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So I am asking now.
The questioner : My brother works in the post office.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The one I asked works in the post office.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He said: If he buys a hundred thousand dinars, would it not be counted as a single fils?
The Shaykh : Ah, in that case.
The questioner : The stamp is— for example— whether the quantity is small or large, the price is the same?
The Shaykh : Yes, so on this basis, it can be said: He may take a fee for his efforts.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The questioner: The second question is the issue of the exiled ones. By the praise of Allah, we have come to know their reality; half of them or more, about two hundred and ninety-two, with their names, and we asked about them. They are people who were raised in the call of Allah the Exalted and were the driving force of Islamic jihad in the path of Allah in the land of Isra and Mi'raj. And I, as Muslims consider the issue of Palestine not to be an issue of Arabs and Jews, nor an issue of the Middle East, nor an issue of stolen land, but an issue of religion, an issue of Muslims in this regard.
The Shaykh : Yes.
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